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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2007
Yoshitaka Bando, Tokushima, JP;
Shintaro Nakashima, Tokushima, JP;
Toshimasa Takao, Tokushima, JP;
Nichia Corporation, Anan-shi, JP;
Abstract
A light emitting device includes a package having a recess defined by an inner wall and a bottom surface and a lead terminal exposed at the bottom surface of the recess and protruded outward from the package. The lead terminal exposed at the bottom surface of the recess portion including a semiconductor light emitting element mounting region and a wire connecting region for connecting a conductive wire from the semiconductor light emitting element thereto. At least one of regions between the semiconductor light emitting element mounting region and the wire connecting region has a groove portion disposed in a position spaced apart from a peripheral edge portion of the lead terminal that is exposed at the bottom surface of the recess.